Rupes Polisher

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Depends what polisher you want, random orbital or circular. If it's random orbital then this is the best for the money :

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/kestrel-das-6-dual-action-polishing-machine-polish.html

Or for rotary then you cant beat this, although cheaper are available :

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polishing-machine/chicago-cp8210-polisher/prod_518.html

If your a beginner to polising then get a DA, they take longer but you wont muck it up. Rotarys generate a lot of heat and you can burn through very quickly and make a lot of mess if you dont know what your doing.
 
Rupes polisher

Hi Mike
I have been polishing boats and cars for years and use the Rupes LH 16 EN for pretty much everything, no matter what stage of correction.

It's 1.9kg (it helps)

Is double reduction geared, so has very good torque (at slow speeds)

Has a slow start-up, so less product fling

The anti-hologram polishers really come into there own when dealing with swirl marks, holograms and ghost tails formed by the compounding process, but with the correct procedures these are just as easily taken out with a rotary. This means you can start and finish the various stages with the same machine.

Cant recommend it enough..

Compounding and polishing is easy to learn, but very hard to master..

Dont be put off by fears of burning through gel or paint (common sense tells you not to hold a spinning head on a surface for too long with too much pressure in the same place).

Correct preparation as always will be far more important than your choice of weapon, but really, beginner or pro.. you really cant go wrong with the Rupes.

I also own several other rotary based machines including the other Rupes LH 18 E , also the Makita ( which comes a close third) I also have a meguires 220 and a porter cable 7424 ( both swirl removers)... but it's the Rupes rotary that sees all the action.
Think powertoolsales as you mentioned still are the cheapest.
Tony
 
markdj said:
We have a Sealey and it gets tiring very quickly and has poor torque.
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Speak as you find, my Sealey has as much torque as my arms can handle - ie enough.
It doesn't have slow start as polished bliss points out, but £200 is a huge premium to reduce fling, which can be eliminated by dabbing the pad on the work area before you press start.
If buying again I'd buy the £100 2kg sealey without hesitation, but each to their own.
 
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